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Hold Me Tight

Heralded by the New York Times and Time as the couples therapy with the highest rate of success, Emotionally Focused Therapy works because it views the love relationship as an attachment bond.

This idea, once controversial, is now supported by science, and has become widely popular among therapists around the world. In Hold Me Tight, Dr. Sue Johnson presents Emotionally Focused Therapy to the general public for the first time. Johnson teaches that the way to save and enrich a relationship is to reestablish safe emotional connection and preserve the attachment bond. With this in mind, she focuses on key moments in a relationship — from “Recognizing the Demon Dialogue” to “Revisiting a Rocky Moment” — and uses them as touch points for seven healing conversations.

Through case studies from her practice, illuminating advice, and practical exercises, couples will learn how to nurture their relationships and ensure a lifetime of love.

How emotionally accessible, responsive, and engaged are you and your partner?This questionnaire will access the Accessibility, Responsiveness, and Engagement (A.R.E.) between you and your partner. It is the first step to applying the wisdom of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to your own relationship.You can complete this questionnaire and reflect on your relationship on your own. Or you and your partner can each complete it and then discuss your answers together.I can get my partner's attention easily.My partner is easy to connect with emotionally.My partner shows me that I come first with him/her.I am not feeling lonely or shut out in this relationship.I can share my deepest feelings with my partner. He/she will listen.If I need connection and comfort, he/she will be there for me.My partner responds to signals that I need him/her to come close.I find I can lean on my partner when I am anxious or unsure.Even when we fight or disagree, I know that I am important to my partner and we will find a way to come together.If I need reassurance about how important I am to my partner. I can get it. I feel comfortable being close to, trusting my partner.I can confide in my partner about almost anything.I feel confident, even when we are apart, that we are connected to each other.I know that my partner cares about my joys, hurts, and fears.I feel safe enough to take emotional risks with my partner.It is time to strengthen your bond with your partner.Working on the seven conversations in Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson will help you strengthen your bond with your lover. You are in an emotionally secure relationship.Working on the seven conversations in Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue Johnson will help you enhance and sustain your relationship with your lover.